Yes, PLOVER is a Scrabble word!

Letter values in Scrabble US: P 3, L 1, O 1, V 4, E 1, R 1.

Is it a valid word?

PLOVER is a valid word in the official Scrabble dictionary (US), the UK Scrabble Dictionary and Words with Friends (ENABLE).

any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers